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• Watch John Mulaney and LCD Soundsystem in ‘Saturday Night Live’ promo

  25-02-2022 23:42 via nme.com
  
  LCD Soundsystem will be the musical guests on this weekend’s episode of Saturday Night Live.READ MORE: From The NME Archive – Celebrate 15 years of LCD Soundsystem’s debut with this classic interview: “Most live bands today are horrible”Set to air tomorrow night (February 26), the episode will be hosted by John Mulaney, marking his fifth time presenting the late night sketch show.
  It’s the second time James Murphy and co. have played SNL, the first time b
  
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• Ukrainian metal band Jinjer condemn Putin’s invasion

  25-02-2022 23:00 via nme.com
  
  Ukrainian metal band Jinjer have weighed in on the conflict between Russia and their “sovereign and independent” country.
  It comes after Ukraine severed diplomatic ties with Russia and declared martial law after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an attack on the neighbouring nation yesterday (February 24).
  The band, who released their fourth album, ‘Wallflowers’, back in August, took to Facebook last night to report that they are currently safe while also
  
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• Eurovision 2022 Blocks All Russian Contestants Over Invasion of Ukraine

  25-02-2022 22:39 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The European Broadcast Union has announced it will block Russian acts from Eurovision 2022. The executive board of the EBU made the decision following a recommendation by the Eurovision Song Contest’s governing body, the Reference Group. That recommendation was made based on the rules of the event and the values of the EBU. “The decision […]
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• Snoop Dogg asks court to dismiss “implausible” sexual assault lawsuit

  25-02-2022 22:36 via nme.com
  
  Content warning: this article discusses allegations of sexual assault.
  Snoop Dogg has asked a federal judge to dismiss a sexual assault lawsuit brought against him earlier this month, claiming the allegations are “implausible and false”.
  In a new 17-page dismissal filed on Thursday (February 24) and obtained by Rolling Stone, the rapper (real name Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr.) has denied that he cornered an unidentified woman in a recording studio bathroom nearly n
  
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• Breakdancer Asia One trying to raise $80,000 to rescue Afghan hip-hop dancers from Taliban

  25-02-2022 22:28 via nme.com
  
  Nancy Wu – a visionary breakdancer and activist better known as Asia One – has set out to help rescue a group of Afghan dancers hiding from the Taliban.
  Her relationship with them began in 2019, The Guardian reports, when a member of the group (labelled as Moshtagh, his actual name redacted for safety) reached out to Wu in hopes of strengthening their international presence. But when the Taliban launched an offensive on Afghanistan in 2021, Moshtagh’s group made the snap decisi
  
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• Song You Need To Know: Rauw Alejandro and Ankhal, ‘Wuepa’

  25-02-2022 22:26 via rollingstone.com
  
  The song is off of Trap Cake Vol. 2, which also features Rvssian, Future, and Ty Dolla $ign
  
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• Putin-Supported Conductor Removed From Carnegie Hall’s Vienna Philharmonic U.S. Tour

  25-02-2022 22:19 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The Russian invasion of Ukraine is having a spillover effect in the classical music world. Conductor Valery Gergiev is facing blackouts over his close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to reports, Gergiev conducted Tchaikovsky’s opera, “The Queen of Spades” on Wednesday evening in Milan. The crowd lightly booed him after the performance, according […]
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• Olly Murs cancels UK tour after undergoing surgery

  25-02-2022 22:09 via music-news.com
  
  Pop star Olly Murs has cancelled his tour plans after having surgery on his knee.
  
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• Russia banned from the Eurovision Song Contest

  25-02-2022 22:04 via music-news.com
  
  The European Broadcasting Union has banned Russia from this year's Eurovision Song Contest.
  
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• Robbie Williams secretly lent vocals to Lufthaus dance track ‘Sway’

  25-02-2022 21:34 via nme.com
  
  Robbie Williams has revealed his involvement in Lufthaus, the (formerly) mysterious Armada Music signing that launched earlier this month.READ MORE: ‘Better Man’: eight classic stories the Robbie Williams biopic should includeThe group released their debut single – a club-ready house banger titled ‘Sway’ – on February 11, but although it’s unmistakably Williams’ voice on the track, his identity was kept secret until today. The revelation comes via
  
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• John Mayer tests positive for Covid-19 twice within two months

  25-02-2022 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  John Mayer has been forced to reschedule four shows.
  
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• Aaron Carter files for restraining order against ex-fiancée Melanie Martin

  25-02-2022 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Aaron Carter and Melanie Martin parted ways on Wednesday.
  
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• John Mayer Postpones Four Concerts After Testing Positive For COVID-19

  25-02-2022 21:25 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  About one week following the start of his Sob Rock Tour, John Mayer has postponed four stops after testing positive for COVID-19. John Mayer kicked off the North American leg of the tour on Thursday, February 17th, and the concert series had originally been scheduled to run into late April. But the 44-year-old took to […]
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• Jon Pardi Announces Headlining Summer 2022 Tour Dates

  25-02-2022 21:05 via rollingstone.com
  
  Lainey Wilson and Hailey Whitters will join the "Last Night Lonely" singer for the Ain't Always the Cowboy Tour beginning in July
  
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• Banks announces new album ‘Serpentina’, shares anthemic single ‘Holding Back’

  25-02-2022 20:52 via nme.com
  
  Banks has announced the release of her fourth album, ‘Serpentina’, and shared a brand new single – listen to ‘Holding Back’ below.READ MORE: Banks – ‘iii’ reviewThe musician (real name Jillian Rose Banks) released her last album, ‘iii’, back in 2019. It featured the singles ‘Gimme’, ‘Look What You’re Doing To Me’ and ‘Contaminated’.
  Today (February 25), Banks took to Twitter to share that t
  
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• Avril Lavigne Gets Back to Her Aughts Emo Bubble-Punk Roots on the Absolutely Killer ‘Love Sux’

  25-02-2022 20:40 via rollingstone.com
  
  She hasn't had this much fun in years, reminding us that her original sound was a blueprint for today's pop-punk boom
  
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• James Arthur links up with You Me At Six’s Josh Franceschi for new single ‘Lose My Mind’

  25-02-2022 20:26 via nme.com
  
  James Arthur has dropped a punchy new single titled ‘Lose My Mind’, for which he’s teamed up with You Me At Six frontman Josh Franceschi.READ MORE: Soundtrack Of My Life: You Me At Six’s Josh FranceschiIn a Tweet announcing the guitar-driven pop tune – the first shared from a deluxe edition of his recent fourth album, ‘It’ll All Make Sense In The End’ – Arthur said he was “so excited” to release it as he’s been a longtime fa
  
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• Ashanti announces UK arena tour with Trey Songz and Mario

  25-02-2022 19:48 via nme.com
  
  Ashanti is gearing up to return to the UK this summer, announcing an arena tour with special guests Trey Songz and Mario.
  The R&B singer, known for the hits ‘Foolish’, ‘Baby’ and ‘Happy’, will hit the road between May 29 and June 2. She’ll perform at London’s OVO Arena Wembley, Leeds’ First Direct Arena, Birmingham’s Utilita Arena and Manchester’s AO Arena.
  Put on in collaboration with UK promoters TCO, Ashanti&rsquo
  
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• Sasami’s New Album Squeeze Is A Haunted House

  25-02-2022 19:45
  
  Sasami's second album, 'Squeeze,' finds her making a dramatic turn from more melodic indie-rock toward heavy rock and metal in an effort to become completely singular. 'I promise to keep it interesting,' she tells MTV News.
  
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• Bootsy Collins on the ‘Oneness’ of Black History Month, His New Video ‘Hip Hop Lollipop’

  25-02-2022 19:35 via rollingstone.com
  
  Song features Branford Marsalis, Victor Wooten and the funkster's newest funkateer, Fantaazma
  
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• NYC’s drill rap scene: “Eric Adams is pushing the NYPD stigma against drill music”

  25-02-2022 19:34 via nme.com
  
  Drill artists and Brooklyn rap experts have shared their reactions to New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ recent call to pull drill music from the internet.
  Earlier this month, Adams said during a press conference that after seeing “alarming” drill music videos, he felt they should no longer be shared on social media.
  “We pulled Trump off Twitter because of what he was spewing,” the former NYPD officer said at the time. “Yet we are allowing music, displaying of gu
  
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• Hear the Song Billie Eilish and Finneas Wrote for Animated Boy Band 4*TOWN

  25-02-2022 19:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  Finneas voices one of the boy band's members in Turning Red
  
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• Jay-Z Awarded $4.5 Million In Unpaid Royalties From Cologne Deal Following Trial Victory

  25-02-2022 19:26 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Back in November of 2021, Jay-Z emerged victorious in a nearly $68 million lawsuit centering on a cologne deal turned sour. Now, a New York federal court has awarded the 52-year-old $4.5 million in unpaid royalties from the same agreement. A New York appellate court just recently ruled that Jay-Z is entitled to a $4.5 […]
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• Jay-Z Awarded $4.5 Million In Unpaid Royalties After Cologne Deal Goes Sideways

  25-02-2022 19:26 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Back in November of 2021, Jay-Z emerged victorious in a nearly $68 million lawsuit centering on a cologne deal turned sour. Now, a New York federal court has awarded the 52-year-old about $4.5 million in unpaid royalties from the same agreement. A New York appellate court just recently ruled that Jay-Z is entitled to a […]
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• The 12-Second Video at the Heart of Nick Drake’s Mystery

  25-02-2022 19:07 via rollingstone.com
  
  On the 50th anniversary of Pink Moon, we examine what's possibly the only known footage of Drake — the Bigfoot sighting of rock
  
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• Russia no longer allowed to compete in Eurovision 2022 following Ukraine invasion

  25-02-2022 19:00 via nme.com
  
  Russia has been banned from competing in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, following backlash to an earlier statement saying the country would be allowed to compete despite launching a military assault on Ukraine.
  Ukraine has officially severed diplomatic ties with Russia, and declared martial law, after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an attack on the neighbouring nation on Thursday (February 24).
  At the time of writing, at least 137 civilians have been killed in Ukr
  
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• Ed Sheeran reclaims the top spot while Bradford’s Bad Boy Chiller Crew boast highest new album

  25-02-2022 18:55 via music-news.com
  
  In a close week which saw new entries from Bad Boy Chiller Crew and Sea Power vying for Number 1, Ed Sheeran reclaims the top spot with
  
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• Encanto maintains its chart grip for the sixth week with 'We Don’t Talk About Bruno'

  25-02-2022 18:54 via music-news.com
  
  Encanto fever continues as We Don’t Talk About Bruno settles in for a sixth week at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart, racking up over
  
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• Mimi Webb scorches Official Singles Chart with highest new entry

  25-02-2022 18:53 via music-news.com
  
  Rising teen pop star Mimi Webb, scorches into the Top 10 with House On Fire - this week’s highest new entry at Number 6,
  
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• US live music scene: “Without government support, you won’t have independent venues in America”

  25-02-2022 18:52 via nme.com
  
  Independent venue owners, associations, and touring artists have spoken to NME about what the US live music community still needs from the US government to survive this stage of the ongoing pandemic.READ MORE: From ticket sales to COVID safety – US industry insiders on the return of live music in 2022With ticketholder no-show rates reaching a high of 50 per cent last month and the National Independent Venue Foundation recently relaunching its Emergency Relief Fund, venues and artists told
  
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• The Libertines share update on Pete Doherty’s health, confirm London shows will go ahead

  25-02-2022 18:41 via nme.com
  
  The Libertines have updated fans on the status of Pete Doherty‘s health, and have confirmed that tonight’s (February 25) show at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town will go ahead.READ MORE: Pete Doherty and Frédéric Lo on how French serenity and being drug-free shaped their new albumThe band were forced to pull out of their Bristol date yesterday, after the co-frontman “developed a high fever and shortness of breath”.
  A doctor was called to his aide, and al
  
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• Bad Boy Chiller Crew bag their first-ever UK Top Five album with ‘Disrespectful’

  25-02-2022 18:35 via nme.com
  
  Bad Boy Chiller Crew have landed their first-ever UK Top Five album thanks to their new mixtape ‘Disrespectful’.READ MORE: Bad Boy Chiller Crew: “We’re not a proper boyband. There’s nothing normal about us”In a close week, which saw the Bradford boys and Sea Power vying for Number One, Ed Sheeran ended up taking back the top spot with his latest album, ‘=’. Bad Boy Chiller Crew earned this week’s highest new entry at Number Two.
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• Russia Booted From Eurovision Song Contest After Ukraine Invasion

  25-02-2022 18:17 via rollingstone.com
  
  "[T]he inclusion of a Russian entry in this year’s Contest would bring the competition into disrepute," the European Broadcasting Union said
  
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• A&E Announces James Brown Documentary, Produced by Mick Jagger and the Roots

  25-02-2022 18:06 via rollingstone.com
  
  Four-part James Brown: Say It Loud, featuring never-before-seen footage and exclusive interviews, premieres in 2023
  
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• Gig-goers warned to plan ahead as Tube strikes planned for London next week

  25-02-2022 17:57 via nme.com
  
  Gig goers in London are being warned to plan ahead as a Tube strike is expected to close the London Underground for two days next week.
  The RMT Union confirmed on Thursday (February 24) that its 10,000 members would strike next Tuesday (March 1) and Thursday (March 3) in response to what it sees as a threat to jobs and pensions.
  Talks aimed at averting the strike failed, according to the RMT.
  The strikes are planned to start at one minute past midnight on March 1 and March 3 respectively, and wi
  
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• Three-track EP from ‘GTA Online’ featuring ScHoolboy Q now on streaming platforms

  25-02-2022 17:44 via nme.com
  
  Three exclusive tracks from GTA Online’s expansion The Contract have been made available via streaming – check them out below.READ MORE: Video game songs that had no right to bang as hard as they did‘CircoLoco Records & NEZ Present: CLR 002’ was produced by NEZ and sees the artist team up with ScHoolboy Q on ‘Let’s Get It’ while Three 6 Mafia’s Gangsta Boo and Moodymann feature on ‘Freaks’.
  Check out the three songs below:The Contra
  
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• Nick Cave Says Mark Lanegan’s ‘Voice Tears Right Through You’ in Moving Tribute

  25-02-2022 17:44 via rollingstone.com
  
  Bad Seeds leader pays tribute to late Screaming Trees frontman in Red Hand Files newsletter, calls Lanegan's "Brompton Oratory" his "favorite ever Nick Cave cover"
  
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• Watch Machine Gun Kelly and Willow perform ‘Emo Girl’ on ‘The Late, Late Show’

  25-02-2022 17:33 via nme.com
  
  Machine Gun Kelly and Willow stopped by The Late, Late Show With James Corden last night (February 24) to perform their new collaboration, ‘Emo Girl’ – watch the performance below.READ MORE: Machine Gun Kelly: “I’ve been jumping up and down on the table, believing in myself, for-fucking-ever”The pop-punk track is the latest preview from Kelly’s forthcoming new album, ‘Mainstream Sellout’, which is set for release on March 25 and was previousl
  
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• Bop Shop New Retro Edition: Songs We Love From 2012

  25-02-2022 17:30
  
  This week for Bop Shop, we're throwing it all the way back to our favorite songs of 2012 — Kendrick Lamar, Passion Pit, Kesha, B.o.B and Taylor Swift, and more.
  
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• Shakira: 'I don't know why people like my voice'

  25-02-2022 17:26 via music-news.com
  
  Today, the first episode of Planet Weirdo with Holly H, hosted by TikTok sensation Holly H, launches exclusively on Amazon Music.
  
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• The O2 has reopened after Storm Eunice roof damage

  25-02-2022 17:07 via nme.com
  
  The O2 in London has re-opened following damage caused during Storm Eunice.
  Last week, The O2  suffered significant damage to its roof following high winds caused by Storm Eunice. 
  Winds caused by the adverse weather shredded parts of the white-domed roof of the venue, which is located near Greenwich, South East London. The O2 was subsequently evacuated last Friday and closed for several days while repairs took place.
  “Due to adverse weather conditions, we can confirm that t
  
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• John Mayer Forced to Postpone Shows After Catching Covid Again

  25-02-2022 16:56 via rollingstone.com
  
  Guitarist had to pull out of a handful of Dead and Company shows after a positive test back in January
  
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• Jay-Z wins $4.5 million in legal battle with fragrance brand

  25-02-2022 16:33 via music-news.com
  
  Jay-Z's legal battle with Parlux has been ongoing since 2016.
  
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• Snoop Dogg files to dismiss sexual assault lawsuit

  25-02-2022 16:31 via music-news.com
  
  The motion to dismiss was filed on Thursday.
  
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• The Weeknd pauses planned announcement amid Russia-Ukraine conflict

  25-02-2022 16:19 via nme.com
  
  The Weeknd has postponed a planned announcement due to the ongoing between Russia and Ukraine.
  The ‘Dawn FM’ singer-songwriter began teasing upcoming news via his Twitter account on Wednesday (February 23), telling fans that all would be revealed the following day (February 24).
  During the early hours of yesterday morning, however, The Weeknd – real name Abel Tesfaye – said that he was delaying his plans amid the news that Russia had launched a military assault on Ukraine
  
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• Earthgang Push Southern Rap into the Future on ‘Ghetto Gods’

  25-02-2022 16:12 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Atlanta duo sound like they're spreading their wings and embracing challenges
  
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• ‘It’s the Future’: Danny Ocean’s Music for a Hyper-Online World

  25-02-2022 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  After his viral hit 'Me Rehúso' six years ago, the Venezuelan artist is back with a new album reflecting what he's learned
  
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• Big Time Rush Goes Full Love Doctor Infomercial in ‘Not Giving You Up’ Video

  25-02-2022 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Something that the guys and I were collectively attracted to in the very beginning was a chance to create and control all aspects of the band," Logan Henderson says of their return
  
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• Norah Jones Digs Up Unreleased Demos, Full Alternate Album for ‘Come Away With Me’ Reissue

  25-02-2022 15:58 via rollingstone.com
  
  20th anniversary edition of Grammy-winning debut will feature 22 previously-unreleased tracks
  
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• Nick Cave pays moving tribute to “beautiful soul” Mark Lanegan

  25-02-2022 15:32 via nme.com
  
  Nick Cave has shared an emotional tribute to grunge icon Mark Lanegan, who died earlier this week aged 57.
  Lanegan – known as the former frontman of The Screaming Trees and for his work with Queens Of The Stone Age, among other bands – passed away at his home in Killarney, Ireland on Tuesday morning (February 22).READ MORE: Mark Lanegan, 1964 – 2022: a foundation stone in modern alternative rockIn a statement, the late musician’s family asked fans to respect their pr
  
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